Other Volunteer Opportunities

Brain Power

Brain Power Volunteers help AFAC by donating their professional services. Consider joining our PR, Development or Finance Committees. Not a meeting person? Contact Charlie Meng, our Executive Director, at charles.meng@afac.org, to develop a personalized volunteering schedule. Volunteering can also help you develop skills. Consider learning some new skills while helping AFAC.

Event Planning

There are many ways you can help AFAC can spread the word about its work and increase support from the community.  You can help us plan a leafletting blitz and corresponding food drives.  Contact us at volunteer4afac@afac.org if you'd like to help plan these fun events.

Go Glean for AFAC

Help AFAC by picking fresh vegetables and fruits from local farms and orchards.  Or sort vegetables and fruits indoors.  Your group can arrange to glean fields with the Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network, one of AFAC's local partners.  Some of the produce you pick can be brought back to AFAC and a portion will go to other food banks. Contact Puwen Lee at puwen.lee@afac.org or (703) 845-8486 for information about gleaning. Learn more about gleaning opportunities here.

Gardener?

Join AFAC's Plot Against Hunger program.  Plant some tomato and pepper seedlings for AFAC clients who have gardening space and for community gardeners who are participating in our Plant a Row for the Hungry project.  Have surplus vegetables over the summer months? Donate them!  Start an extra row or two of vegetables and mark it "Stake Against Hunger".  Start a garden in your child's school or at your faith-based organization.  For information, contact Puwen Lee  at puwen.lee@afac.org.  Seeds available.

For more information, please call our office (703-845-8486) or contact one of our volunteer coordinators, Puwen Lee, Mona Bormet or Laura Jackson at volunteer4afac@afac.org